Smoking pipe accessory



3, 1963 c. T. SCHMUTTE 3,112,756

SMOKING PIPE ACCESSORY Filed March 18, 1963 INVENTOR CHARLES Z' SCHMUTTEBY M ATTORNEY? United States Patent Ofi ice 3-,l lZLfiii Patented Dec.3, 1963 3,112,756 SMGKL 3 1253 ACCLESdQZiY Qhalles 'E. Echmutte, Sidney,Nehr. Filed Mar. 1%, H63, Ser. No. 265,916 3 (=31. 131232) Thisinvention relates to a smoking pipe accessory and more particularly to anovel smolcing pipe servicing arrangement for use in preparing pipes forsubsequent Smoking.

One object of this invention is to provide a new and useful improvementin pipe accessories suitable for placing on a desk, table or specialstand which allows convenient pipe servicing.

another object of this in ention is to provide a smoking accessory inwhich a tamper is rigidly secured to a pipe rack and located over an ashtray to allow condensing of ash and tobacco for a relight or forconveniently tamping fresh tobacco before lighting.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction asmore fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being bad to theaccompanying drawing forming part hereof and in which FIG. 1 is aperspective view of the accessory with the lid of the pipe cleanerstorage compartment in a raised position;

FIG. 2 is a tial section view of a part of the pipe rack including thetempe and horizontally extending cleaning rod with pipes being servicedthereby.

Referring to FIG. 1 of the drawing, numeral 3. indicates the pipeaccessory generally. Base 2 is shown as a rectangular block having anash tray portion 3 and a pipe cleaner compartment 4 made by removingsuitable material fro-rn the upper surface of base 2. If the base 2. iscast the ash tray portion 3 and compantment d can easily be provided forby appropriate mold structure. A partition 5 separates ash tray portion3 and compartment The ash tray portion 3 contains a rigidly mountedupwardly extending dowel 6 having a slot therein to receive a blade 7.Blade 7 is removable to allow sharpening or replacement with anothersize if desired. The combination of dowel 6 and blade 7 is used to cutthe cake deposit which forms inside the pipe bowl. In operation the pipebowl is inverted and placed over blade 7 and then rotated. This cuttingtool is used primarily to maintain a uniform cake but can be used as areamer unless the pipe is too heavily baked. A vertical rod 8 is alsomounted in ash tray portion 3 for cleaning the pipe bowl. This cleaningoperation is performed by inverting the pipe bowl over the vertical rod8 and moving the bowl in a circular motion.

in the preferred embodiment shown in FIG. 1 ash tray port on 3 hasnested therein a removable tray or container designated 3a with dowel 6and vertical rod 8 an integral part of the removable tray 3a. Thisallows the operator to easily dump the ashes collected in the tray 3a.In this embodiment the tray 3:: including dowel 6 would be preferablycast from plastic, glass or the like. ray 3a with vertical rod 3 anddowel 6 may be permanently fixed to base 2 and constitute an integralpart thereof.

A lid 9 is pivotally attached to partition 5 by hinges 1%. This providesa closed compartment for the storage of conventional pipe cleaners.

A pipe rack generally indicated by numeral 11 is comprised of two spacedapart vertical supports 12. the upper ends of which maintain ahorizontal bar 13 having ope lugs 14 extending generally verticaltherethrougb. A bowl rest 15 is made of a closed loop cylindrical rodwhich passes through the lower portion of vertical supports 12. Piperack 11 is rigidly attached to one end of base 2. Pipes (not shown) arearranged on pipe rack 11 by having the bowls supported by rest 15 withthe mouthpieces or stems of the pipes extending upwardly throughopenings 14.

A tamper 16 is rigidly attached to horizontal bar 13 and ex ends overash tray portion 3. A horizontal rod 17 is secured to tamper 16 inparallel relationship with horizontal bar 33. FIG. 2 more clearly showsthat horizontal rod 17 is used to open the hole 19 at the bottom of thepipe bowl 1 3 which becomes plugged when tobacco is tamped too firmlyduring the loading or in preparation for relighting.

Fiigidly mounted tamper 16 is used primarily to condense ash and tobaccofor relight purposes. Relight meaning to restore to a burning condition.Relight purposes refers to restoring the remaining tobacco in the pipeto a burning condition immediately after the pipe has been in use. Thisis accomplished by first tamp-ing the live ash and remaining tobaccodown in the bowl of the pipe. If sufiicient live ash is present, burningof the remaining tobacco will result. If there is insuflicient live ashthen a new flame may be applied to restore the remaining ash to aburning condition. This operation is illustrated in FIG. 2 with pipe 2%having ash and tobacco 21. This feature allows the smoker to reli ht theremaining tobacco in the pipe for subsequent smolun without being burnedby hot ash if the finger were used for the same purpose. Tamper i6 isalso suitable for tamping fresh tobacco if de ed. The arrangement of thetamper in combination win an ash tray has particular utility inproviding a solidly mounted and easily accessible tamper where residueash or tobacco resulting from cleaning and tam ing the pipe may beconveniently caught in ash tray 3a.

The entire accessory is constructed preferably of a hard wood such asmahogam cherry or the like with the exception of the horizontal andvertical rods 8, 17 the bowl rest 15, the hinges it and the blade 7. Diecasting from some suitable material such as aluminum could also be used.

Although the invention is described with a certain degree ofparticularity, it is understood that the present disclosure has beenmade only by way of example and the numerous changes in the details ofconstruction and the combination and arrangement of parts may beresorted to as Well as a change in shape of the various supports Withoutdeparting rorn the spirt and scope of the invention as hereinafterclaimed.

1 claim:

1. A smoking pipe accessory for use in tamping ash and tobacco in a pipeand for collecting possible falling ash and tobacco resulting fromtamping comprising in combination a base, an upright pipe rack attachedto said base, an ash tray supported by the base and having pipe cleaningelements thereon, and a tamper rigidly mounted on said pipe rack andextending downwardly in spaced relation above said ash tray whereby saidpossible fall ing residue ash and tobacco resulting from tampi-ng saidpipe is collected in said ash tray.

2. A smoking pipe accessory for use in tamping ash and tobacco in a pipeand for collecting possible falling ash and tobacco resulting fromtamping compnising in combination a base, a container supported by thebase and having pipe servicing elements thereon, an upright supportmember attached to said base, a tamper rigidly mounted on said uprightsupport member and extending downwardly in spaced relation above saidcontainer whereby said possible falling residue ash and tobaccoresulting from tamping said pipe is collected in said container.

3. In a smoking pipe accessory for use in servicing a pipe bow-l filledwith ash and tobacco and for collecting possible falling ash and tobaccoresulting from tamping the improvement comprising in combination, a basehaving an ash tray portion therein, a upwardly extending pipe rackattached to said base, and a tamping means attached to said pipe rackand extending downwardly in spaced relation above said ash tray portionwhereby said possible falling residue ash and tobacco resulting firom.t-aniping the and tobacco in said piee bowl is collected in said ashtray portion.

References Qitefi in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,927,692 Howard Sept. 19, 1933 2,282,422 Gallagher May 12, 1942

2. A SMOKING PIPE ACCESSORY FOR USE IN TAMPING ASH AND TOBACCO IN A PIPEAND FOR COLLECTING POSSIBLE FALLING ASH AND TOBACCO RESULTING FROMTAMPING COMPRISING IN COMBINATION A BASE, A CONTAINER SUPPORTED BY THEBASE AND HAVING PIPE SERVICING ELEMENTS THEREON, AN UPRIGHT SUPPORTMEMBER ATTACHED TO SAID BASE, A TAMPER RIGIDLY MOUNTED ON SAID UPRIGHTSUPPORT MEMBER AND EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY IN SPACED RELATION ABOVE SAIDCONTAINER WHEREBY SAID POSSIBLE FALLING RESIDUE ASH AND TOBACCORESULTING FROM TAMPING SAID PIPE IS COLLECTED IN SAID CONTAINER.